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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Headlines
- Gates Removes Top US Commander in Afghanistan
- New Commander Tied to Secret Assassination Team
- Taliban Fighters Attack Gov’t Buildings in Khost
- Afghan Lawmakers Protest Civilian Deaths
- US Drone Strike Kills Eight in Pakistan
- US Soldier in Iraq Kills 5 Comrades at Stress Clinic
- Journalist Roxana Saberi Released from Iranian Jail
- US Continues to Imprison Reuters Photographer in Iraq
- Prisoner who Tied Iraq to al-Qaeda Found Dead in Libyan Jail
- Health Providers Offer Few Details on Plan to Cut Costs by $2 Trillion
- Federal Deficit to Reach Record $1.8 Trillion
- Goldman Sachs Pays $60 Million to Settle Predatory Lending Case
- Pope Visits Sacred Jewish and Muslim Sites in Jerusalem
- Anniversary of Immigration Raid Marked in Postville, Iowa
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W.R. Grace Acquitted in Libby, Montana Asbestos Case
A federal jury in Montana acquitted W.R. Grace and Company and three of its former executives last Friday of knowingly exposing mine workers and residents of Libby, Montana, to asbestos poisoning and then covering up their actions. The government has called this the nation’s biggest environmental disaster. Hundreds of miners and residents of Libby have died, and at least 1,200 more have developed cancer or lung disease from exposure to the asbestos-containing ore from W.R. Grace’s vermiculite mine. [includes rush transcript]
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Doug Peacock on "Walking It Off: A Veteran’s Chronicle of War and Wilderness"
Naturalist, adventurer and writer Doug Peacock talks about the Vietnam War, how grizzly bears saved his life, the wilderness, his friendship with the late writer Edward Abbey and more. One of Abbey’s most famous characters, Hayduke, from his book The Monkey Wrench Gang, was based partly on Doug Peacock. [includes rush transcript]
